The first five transformations made Meng Chuan realize that this path was the correct one for him. He naturally seized the opportunity to persevere.
One step… One more step… As he walked slowly, Meng Chuan’s pace became slower and slower. It became harder and harder for him to resist the aural syllables.
Boom!
When Meng Chuan took another step, a voice echoed in his mind
“Having walked the path of the mind for 5,000 kilometers, you may become an ordinary member of my Fiend Mountain.”
At the same time, information on a mystic technique entered his mind.
With this mystic technique, one could freely enter and exit the Fiend Mountain ruin world.
There are nine entrances and exits to the Fiend Mountain ruin world? They are separately located in nine river zones? Meng Chuan was very shocked. One ruin is connected to nine river zones. The creator of this ruin world clearly had inconceivable accomplishments in spacetime. At the very least, Ancestral Master Archean Eon was far from capable of such a feat. It looks like the creator of Fiend Mountain is an Eighth Tribulation Eminence at least. The creator might even be stronger?
Meng Chuan had guessed that there would be great benefits if he could reach the end of the third path. From the looks of it, traveling 5,000 kilometers on the third path resulted in a benefit. He could now freely enter and exit the ruin.
If I travel further on this third path, I might gain some more benefits. However, the creator of this ruin world named it Fiend Mountain? Meng Chuan was somewhat puzzled.
God was a relatively positive word. Fiend was considered negative.
It’s fine if the outside world called it Fiend Mountain, but the creator themself called it Fiend Mountain? This gave Meng Chuan many ideas.
Let’s continue. After some thought, Meng Chuan continued walking. As expected, Meng Chuan felt his Essence Soul rumble in his sea of consciousness after walking for three more months. It was very difficult for him to remain lucid due to the aural attack, much less advance.
Whoosh. After retreating three steps, the pressure rapidly decreased. I’ve reached my limit. It’s time for me to give up for now. Meng Chuan looked at the mountain path that continued high into the clouds. I’ll give it another try when my mental cultivation has clearly improved. Thankfully, I can enter and exit the ruin world freely now.
Meng Chuan was very glad.
Before I leave… Meng Chuan turned to look at the vast Fiend Mountain range. I have to explore this mountain range and obtain some benefits.
Swoosh!
Meng Chuan followed the third path and quickly flew down the mountain. In contrast to the difficulty of climbing the mountain, going down was quick. He took 33 years to cover 5,000 kilometers, but he descended the mountain in the blink of an eye.
Chapter 603 - Breakthrough, Sixth Tribulation law!
When he reached the foot of the mountain, Meng Chuan turned to look at the three paths.
He knew that Fu Sui, Black Wind, and Meng Hu had left treasures on the first and second paths.
Although I’ve become an ordinary member of Fiend Mountain, I still know very little about its entirety. I can only guess that the creator of Fiend Mountain is an Eighth Tribulation Eminence at least. When facing such an existence, I mustn’t try my luck.
Meng Chuan knew that if the other party was an Eternal existence, they would leave behind some means that could kill him, even with an inhabitable world in the way.
The third path allowed him to become an ordinary member after walking 5,000 kilometers. Thus, continuing to take that path was the best choice.
Fu Sui walked the path of epiphany. He suffered Essence Soul juries.
The average cultivation speed in the entire Fiend Mountain range is dozens of times faster than in the outside world. It will probably cause an Essence Soul injury. Meng Chuan became even more cautious when he sensed his current state. I can’t stay in the ordinary region for too long. I’ll stay for three days. I have to leave in three days.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan instantly split out five Essence Soul avatars. His true body and the five Essence Soul avatars flew in different directions to search the entire Fiend Mountain range.
Fiend Mountain range was rather vast. Apart from the main peak, the other mountain peaks occupied a large section of the mountain range. Due to the ruin world’s suppression, Meng Chuan only explored a small portion of the mountain range during the three days. He discovered seven treasures.
Time to leave. Once the three days were up, Meng Chuan didn’t hesitate to leave.
He cast the mystic technique he obtained from Fiend Mountain. This mystic technique contained the profundities of a spacetime technique. Even ordinary Fifth Tribulation Eminences could grasp it, much less Meng Chuan.
Buzz. He stirred spacetime.
Meng Chuan could sense nine spots in the distance. They were the nine exits connected to the Fiend Mountain ruin world.
Bright River Zone. Meng Chuan chose the exit closest to Goddess River Zone. Bright River Zone was one of the five river zones that neighbored Goddess River Zone.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan felt spacetime distort as it wrapped around him. He constantly sank as he fell towards the exit in Bright River Zone.
When the surrounding spacetime returned to normal, Meng Chuan found himself in the void.
I’m already in Bright River Zone. Meng Chuan sensed his surroundings and was somewhat shocked.
He entered the ruin world via Six Desires River Zone and landed in Bright River Zone upon exiting it. Furthermore, the Fiend Mountain ruin world was actually connected to nine different river zones. Meng Chuan was extremely impressed by this spacetime technique.
Humph.
The moment he came out, Meng Chuan felt his Essence Soul turn dizzy. The dizziness lasted for about 30 seconds before dissipating. His body returned to normal.
It’s about the same as I guessed. Cultivation in the periphery of Fiend Mountain will help, but it will also affect one’s Essence Soul slightly. I’ve only been there for a few days. If I were to cultivate in the mountain range’s periphery for ten or twenty years, my injuries would probably be much more obvious. Fu Sui traveled on the path of epiphany for 15 years. I wonder how severe his Essence Soul injuries are.
Essence Soul injuries also depended on the strength of one’s Essence Soul. If one were an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence or an Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation Eminence, it would be very difficult for their Essence Souls to suffer even light injuries.
Fu Sui’s Essence Soul was inferior to Meng Chuan’s. Meng Chuan guessed that Fu Sui’s injuries were probably not light.
Time to return. Meng Chuan was in a good mood as he rushed towards Goddess River Zone.
Bright River Zone was very near. He could return to Three Bay River System in 16 hours.
On the ancient ship.
Fu Sui looked in the direction of Goddess River Zone and smiled. Eastcalm has finally destroyed his body and left the ruin world.
Since they were both at the Fifth Tribulation realm, he could only vaguely sense Meng Chuan’s location. Through karma, he could sense that Meng Chuan’s many avatars were in Goddess River Zone.
Bright River Zone was also close to Goddess River Zone. From Fu Sui’s location, it was indeed in the same direction.
He didn’t agree when I offered him 3,000 Outer Realm Essence Crystals previously. It’s only been a few years, but didn’t he end up leaving on his own? Fu Sui shook his head slightly. Did he really think he could last for a century or two?
Fu Sui’s eyes were filled with anger.
In the past, Fu Sui had befriended many people and had many friends. However, after walking the path of epiphany for 15 years and comprehending a Sixth Tribulation law—which resulted in Essence Soul injuries—he became a lot more callous.
Fu Sui also realized that he had become more callous and ruthless. For example, he had killed 15 Fifth Tribulation Emine
nces in a row. He didn’t have any major grudges with most of them. He only had small conflicts with them. If it were the past Fu Sui, he wouldn’t have had the intention to kill. Fu Sui only treated this change as a natural change in his mental state after he became stronger and was forced by the circumstances of having his Essence Soul injured.
He felt that this was a very normal change.
In fact, Fu Sui didn’t realize that his mental state had already changed even though he felt ‘normal.’
Not far from the ancient ship, in the palace.
Dressed in a dark purple robe, Lord Ghostink stared at the ancient ship in the distance and pondered. Could that black mountain ruin be the Fiend Mountain I heard of?
If it’s really Fiend Mountain, the so-called path of epiphany will really be filled with endless disasters. Lord Ghostink narrowed his eyes. He had the worst reputation among the Cang Alliance’s Sixth Tribulation Eminences. He did things unscrupulously, but it was undeniable that Lord Ghostink placed great importance on any possible opportunities. He also investigated all opportunities. In terms of strength, he was only ordinary amongst Sixth Tribulation Eminences. However, in terms of being privy to intelligence, Lord Ghostink was one of the best connected Sixth Tribulation Eminences in the River of Spacetime.
However, according to legend, the second and third paths of Fiend Mountain can be traversed. To me, the second path is the most suitable. However, it’s too difficult for me to enter at the Sixth Tribulation realm.
Perhaps I’m wrong. This black mountain ruin might just be a replica of the legendary Fiend Mountain.
Very few people in the River of Spacetime knew of Fiend Mountain’s legend.
Lord Ghostink was only lucky enough to have an inkling about it. After hearing the news from Fu Sui and company, he immediately came to confirm if it was Fiend Mountain and see if he could enter.
Three Bay River System, Thousand Mountain Star, Eastcalm City.
Meng Chuan cultivated in peace.
Now that it was becoming harder and harder to improve his mental cultivation, Meng Chuan no longer hesitated. He began to comprehend a Sixth Tribulation law.
Boom! Meng Chuan sat cross-legged on the building’s top floor. Lightning began to rumble above him.
Black clouds and lightning filled the sky above Eastcalm City.
“What’s going on in Eastcalm City today?”
“Why is there so much lightning?”
Many cultivators in Eastcalm City looked up in puzzlement. Countless bolts of lightning spread everywhere. It wasn’t just Eastcalm City, but even the vast area visible to the naked eye was filled with dark clouds and lightning.
On the building.
Meng Chuan’s Dao became clearer as he sat cross-legged.
Lightning!
The Dao affected one’s heart. If one used evil laws as their foundation, they would eventually become evil and crazy. Some would even self-destruct. Therefore, one had to figure out the Dao they chose over and over again when cultivating. They had to repeatedly adjust it slightly before finally finding the most suitable Dao.
In fact, most Sixth Tribulation Eminences had the correct path.
On the contrary, mistakes were very rare. Even Old Fiend Black Wind was able to confirm that the six Eminences he had possessed all followed wrong paths. Thus, making a mistake seemed unbelievable. If even he could discover the mistakes, why didn’t the six Eminences realize that they had taken the wrong path? Or were the Eminences he possessed on the second path all fake Eminences?
Lightning law. Not long after Meng Chuan’s Cloud Dragon Snake Movement Technique reached the Fifth Tribulation realm, he confirmed his target.
Lightning was one of the orthodox paths.
He was very familiar with lightning. Infinite Saber’s speed could reach lightning speed. Nirvana Saber could attain the destructive might of lightning. Cloud Dragon Snake Movement Technique could transform into a lightning domain.
The three fused with a portion of his insights, undergoing a qualitative change. It was very easy for them to condense a complete lightning law. Meng Chuan was so frightened that he stopped cultivating in the Fiend Mountain ruin world because he felt that he was within reach of the Sixth Tribulation law.
Now, he was immersed in his insights. Today was only a particular day in the second year since he returned to Three Bay River System.
Boom!
Meng Chuan opened his eyes. Not only was endless lightning above Thousand Mountain Star, but his eyes were also filled with lightning
Chapter 604 - Essence Soul World
Lightning law. The moment Meng Chuan completely understood it, he felt his body transform.
Be it in an inhabited world or the outer realm, lightning was one of the most fundamental forces.
Lightning existed everywhere in the normal void.
In the past, he could control very little of it. Now that he had completely grasped the lightning law, he could control the power of lightning by a hundred-fold more than what he was previously capable of. Every move he made had the power to destroy the world. He could easily shatter a Grand Yang Star with a flip of his hand.
Through lightning, I can sense a much wider area than before. Meng Chuan looked into the distance.
Swoosh!
Meng Chuan transformed into a bolt of lightning. The lightning formed by the particle streams shuttled through the spacetime rift. In a flash, he arrived in the void billions of kilometers away.
He didn’t deliberately stop time. He just flew normally.
I can travel billions of kilometers in a second? Meng Chuan was somewhat astonished. Sixth Tribulation Eminences truly have unfathomable means. Those who can control lightning are famous for their speed. I’m indeed getting faster and faster.
Lightning contained the mysteries of time and space. A bolt of lightning that tore through spacetime was fast and unpredictable.
He could change directions however he wanted. One moment, he was charging forward at full speed, and in the next moment, the lightning would reach maximum speed in the opposite direction. Even among Sixth Tribulation laws, the lightning law was the best when it came to speed and changes. Of course, different Sixth Tribulation laws had their own strengths.
Crackle!
Meng Chuan—who was in the form of a particle-constantly traversed the spacetime rift.
My current state is very special. Meng Chuan sensed his body and completely disintegrated, becoming a true bolt of lightning.
Lightning was invisible.
As the poem goes, drawing a saber to cut through water would only make water flow even faster! If he used his saber to slice through lightning, it would be difficult for him to affect the lightning at all. Although Meng Chuan’s lightning form couldn’t be considered an undying body, his life-preservation means had improved greatly. After grasping the lightning law, my body can transform into lightning. It will be difficult for an enemy to injure me. Meng Chuan sighed in amazement. He stopped and returned to his human form.
Standing in the outer realm void, Meng Chuan restrained himself from afar. “Heavenly lightning, descend!” Instantly, lightning within a 50 billion-kilometer radius gathered. In a completely scattered state, lightning was difficult to see with the naked eye. However, after all the lightning within a 50 billion-kilometer radius gathered, it became a corporeal bolt of lightning that was tens of thousands of kilometers long.
Boom!
The bolt of lightning tore through the outer realm, forming a pitch-black spatial rift. Following that, the black rift slowly recovered.
Without using a Tribulation treasure, this is the strongest move I can unleash. Even Cave Lord Scenic Cloud will probably be reduced to dust instantly. Meng Chuan could sense its might, but he wasn’t surprised. A lightning law was one of the strongest offensive laws among Sixth Tribulation laws.
And my Essence Soul World… Meng Chuan’s expression was somewhat complicated. With a thought
Whoosh! A vast illusory
world spread out, enveloping a four-million-kilometer area.
My Essence Soul World has expanded. Meng Chuan inspected his Essence Soul World. In the past, his Essence Soul World had three different complementary laws-Infinite Saber, Nirvana Saber, and Cloud Dragon Snake Movement Technique. Now, his Essence Soul World only had one law left-a lightning law.
In the vast world, lightning flashed in the clouds high in the sky. Tall mountains were also constantly struck by lightning. Countless lightning bolts gathered in many areas, forming a sea of lightning-a lake of lightning. This was an Essence Soul World with a lightning law as its foundation. Many illusory creatures had lightning characteristics. My Essence Soul World. Meng Chuan could sense how powerful his Essence Soul World was.
With his illusory world enveloping the area, his control over electromagnetic forces had reached an unimaginable level. Ordinary Fifth Tribulation Eminences would be torn apart and disintegrated when they entered his Essence Soul World.
With his strength increasing so much, Meng Chuan felt immense pressure.
My mental cultivation can indeed withstand the lightning law.
When one’s Essence Soul World transformed, the sixth Essence Soul Heavenly Tribulation would descend in about 100 years. The pressure on Meng Chuan was quite great.
He didn’t know if his mental cultivation could withstand the lightning law before entering the ruin world. However, after his mind and willpower transformed five times on Fiend Mountain’s third path, he could now withstand the lightning law.
I hope my mental cultivation level is higher than the Sixth Tribulation realm’s threshold. Meng Chuan silently looked forward to it. The higher his mental cultivation level, the greater his chances of transcending the sixth Heavenly Tribulation. I wonder what I will encounter during the sixth Essence Soul Tribulation.
Essence Soul Tribulations were even more ethereal than Physical Body Tribulations.
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